Alta Picks
he Oregon Shakespeare Festival shouldn’t be the only reason you visit Ashland, but don’t miss it when you’re there. The quirky, hippie-friendly town at the southern tip of the Rogue Valley is centered on its nationally respected theater company, whose eight-month season of 11 plays includes both conventional and provocative renditions of works by the festival’s namesake alongside and . Plays being staged at the Angus Bowmer Theatre include and, in its world premiere, Octavio Solis’s , a commissioned work inspired by . And if you get to the Thomas Theatre, try to catch either the buzzy or the West Coast debut of Christina Anderson’s study of black female creativity, .
